Improvement in plows



M. TE SSIER.

Plow. No. 94,667. Patented Sept. 7, 1869.

N. PEIE S, PHUTQLITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D C.

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Letters Patent No. 94,667,

dated September 7, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN FLOWS.

The schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Moses TESSIER, of Cairo, in the county of Alexander,and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inPlows; and

' I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, .and exactdescription thereof, which will enable others skilled'in the art to makeand use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which?- Figure l is a side viewof the landside of my improved plow, part being broken away, to show theconstruction.

Figure 2 is a top view of the same, the handles and the rear part of thebeam being removed.

Figure 3 is a detail view of the inner side of the double mould-board.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to improve the com struction of plows,so as to make them more convenient, effective, and durable, enablingthem to be readily adjusted to run at a greater or less depth in theground, or to cut a wider or narrower furrow; and

It consists in the construction and combination of the various parts ofthe plow, as hereinafter more fully described.

A represents the plow-frame, which serves as a standard, and which ismade in one piece.

Upon the upper part of the frame A are formed two lugs, a and a, whichproject laterally, the one below and the other above the beam B, and bymeans of which the said frame is secured to the said beam B, by thebolts 0 and D, which pass through holes in the beam B, and through slotsin the said lugs to and a. This enables the plow to be adj nstedlaterally, to cut a wider or narrower furrow, as maybe desired.

The frame- A, when adjusted, is still further secured to the beam B, bythe clevis E and bar F, which pass diagonally around the beam B and partof the frame A, clamping the said frameto the said beam.

G is a wedge, placed between the beam B and the upper and forwarding aof the frame A, and which is slotted, for the passage of the bolt D, sothat by loosening the nut of the saidbolt, it may be adjusted toregulate the pitch of the plow, changing the line of draught, andcausing the plough to run deeper or shallower in the ground, as may bedesired.

H is the landside of the plow, which may be formed upon or attached tothe lower part of the frame A.

The forward part of the frame A is made pointed,

to enter a socket formed in the under side of the of the mould-board, asshown in fig. 1.

The mould-lmard I is formed in one piece, and with a point and socketnponboth its upper and loweredge, so that when worn, it may be detachedand reversed, thus enabling the plow to wear twice as long as when madewith a single or ordinary mould-board.

J is a curved arm, or bracket, the ends of which are attached to theframe A,.and the middle part of which is bent out-ward, so as tobearagainst and'snpport the middle of the double niould-board I, to which itis secured by a bolt and nut, said mould board I, and arm or brace J,being so arranged that the said bolt may pass through the same hole inthe mould-board and arm, whichever end of the mould-board may be upward.

Kare the handles, which are connected to each other by cross-bars orrounds, in the ordinary manner, and which are secured to the rear end ofthe beam B by a bolt passing through a hole in the rear end of the beamB and through -a slot in the lower ends of the handles K, as shown infig. 1, so that the handles may be raised or lowered, as desired. I

Having thus dcSCl'lbBd my invention,

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Securing theframe A to the beam B by means of the lugs a a, bolts OI), clevis andbar E F, and slotted wedge G, substantially as herein shown anddescribed, and. for the purpose set forth.

2. The double alid donble-pointed mould-board I, constructedsubstantially as herein shown and de point scribed, and scoured in placeby means of the pointed forward end of the frame A and arm K, to whichit is bolted, as and for the purpose set forth.

MOSES TESSIER.

Witn esses PATRICK H. Porn,

1). W. llIUNN.

